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The capital Baghdad is regarded the center of the main and commercial activities. The
main important oil industries are concentrated in it. Among these industries is Eastern
Baghdad oil field which includes the biggest fixed reservations, in addition to many
innovated and traditional industries among which are leather, textile, cement, and
tobacco industries.
Baghdad, as well, is a vital and crucial center of financial and banking exchanges
through its financial and banking sector (state and private). The most important
specialized universities, schools, specialized institutes, state and private hospitals are
located at it, in addition to a wide net of roads, international and local transport lines.

 Infrastructures
- There is a wide net of main roads and highways which link the capital to its south,
north, east, and west. Among the most important of these is the international
highway which links Baghdad to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, in addition to
the international way which links Basra to Turkey through Zakho in the north and
passes through Baghdad, the capital.
- There are a number of important railway lines which link north Iraq to its south.
There is, for instance, (Baghdad- Mosul) and (Baghdad- Basra) railways.
- There is also one of the most important airports (Baghdad International Airport),
which is located at the western part of Baghdad, 16 km away from the center of
the city. In addition, there is a net of land roads which link Baghdad, the capital,
to the international lines, such as, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Turkey, and
Syria.

 Education
Baghdad has four state Universities, Baghdad University (est. 1957), Mustansiriyah
University (est. 1963), Technology University (est. 1974), and Nahrain University
(est. 1980) and the Iraqi university. There is also the Technical Institutes Foundation
(est. 1969) which turned to be (Technical Teaching Commission) in 2001. Fine Arts
institutes (6) and teachers’ institutes (50). There are many private Universities and
Colleges all over the city, in addition, there are almost 2474 public and private
primary school and 317 public and private kindergartens and more than 1334 public
and private secondary school, and 97 technical institutes.

 Health:
Baghdad has 85 public and private hospital, 43 specialized public hospitals, 19
general hospital, 4 pediatric hospital, 2 mother and child hospital, 2 Maternity and
Gynecology hospitals and 16 specialized hospital. In addition to 69 health center
with 357 other health facilities.